Thursday, December 12, 2013

While it remains unclear who the men were, context clues from two witnesses to the altercation indicated that the fracas, which featured at least one kick, a handful of wild haymakers and intervention from both a local sheriff and hotel security, happened after one player agent accused another of trying to poach a client.

Stay the [expletive] away from my guy!” one man yelled, according to witnesses who described the chaotic – and amusing – scene to Yahoo Sports in exchange for anonymity.

One of the witnesses had pulled into a parking spot at the Dolphin and exited his car to the sound of words being exchanged. A family member suggested he take out his phone and record the incident, and what came of it is a 22-second snippet of a fight that the other witness believes lasted twice as long.

There was lots of yelling and pushing, including the angrier man upping the ante significantly when he said, according to the witnesses, “I’m gonna burn your [expletive] house down!” One of the men, said the witness recording the video, seemed to be apologizing – and then threw a punch to restart the fracas. The video, with the two men fighting in the distance, shows some scrapping, one man throwing a kick and the other winding up for a punch a la Super Macho Man in Mike Tyson’s Punchout.

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I am completely baffled as to how and why we don't know the names of the agents yet. Almost every baseball beat reporter is at the winter meetings. Would there be any reason to protect their identities?

There were a few more, but having terrible footwork and short arms didn't help much. I could really do some damage if I could get close and you let me wind up, but against guys who knew what they were doing I was in big trouble. Getting popped in the face, even with a bunch of padding, is a pretty unpleasant experience. The training was fun, but actual fighting I found kind of awful.

There were a few more, but having terrible footwork and short arms didn't help much. I could really do some damage if I could get close and you let me wind up, but against guys who knew what they were doing I was in big trouble. Getting popped in the face, even with a bunch of padding, is a pretty unpleasant experience. The training was fun, but actual fighting I found kind of awful.

You needed organized boxing to teach you getting hit in the face is no fun? You must have had a sheltered childhood ;-)